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The Taliban deny involvement and condemned the attack, while the chosen Shia soft target and suicide/intrusion tactics of the attackers suggest that Islamic State Khurasan (ISK) was most likely responsible.

The political and military landscape in Idlib in northwest Syria changed after HTS launched a massive offensive against Ahrar al SHam’s positions in the region. Losing Bab Al-Hawa border crossing may lead to Ahrar disintegration as many of its brigades and ranks have joined HTS

Bahrun Naim is behind the explosion of Indonesian and Islamic State-based Telegram channels, likely corresponding to the Marawi Siege by Islamic State Philippines/East Asia and the battles in Raqqa, Syria. This has led the Indonesian government to begin to ban the app popular with Indonesian jihadis.